I've got a Secret...

And I'll never te-ell. No, just kidding. Here's my news: I’ve got a prom date! Yay! I got a phone call last night at about 7 last night. After wondering what on earth he was calling me for, Jarrod tells me “I’m going to prom.” And so I have a date! I asked him earlier this year if he wanted to go to prom, and if he wanted to go to me. He was originally going to a concert that weekend, but his mom talked him into going. Since I asked him, he gets to pick the restaurant for dinner. So we’re going to Johnny Carino’s, which is fine with me. We’re going with Ashley C. Tullia, Tim, Josh’s date, and Jim (if she wants to go with a bunch of “losers” ;) ).

Jarrod’s been one of my best friends for a long time now, which is a phenomenon I haven’t quite figured out. We just… understand each other. I can talk to him and he just listens, which is something I need sometimes more than friendly advice. He’s my buddy. And I guess we’ll always be that way. We have this amazingly awesome camaraderie. Once, at his house, we were going someplace, I think out to get something to eat for the family, and he asked me if I was ready, and it suddenly struck me that I would never lose the friendship we have, and if something happened and I did, it would break my heart. And whenever I hang out at his house, which happened quite frequently when he’s home, his parents always welcome me with open arms and an open pantry. Hehe. It seems lie they always feed me something. We’ve had Dairy Queen, pork ribs, leftovers, snacks, and pizza. It’s so nice to never feel like I’m imposing unless I’m imagining things. Some days I don’t like to stay very long because they do so much for me when I’m there, and I feel indebted to them. But I supposed it’s just his mom’s way of repaying me (unnecessarily) for being Jarrod’s friend.

Mom had a friend with whom she was very close and Dad adjusted to her friendship and became friends with her friend, so now they both love him and his family to death. I suppose Jarrod will be like that with me and whoever I end up with. He means that much to me. I guess I’ve never really told anybody about how I see Jarrod before now.

Well, just wanted to let everybody know that I’ve got a prom date!!! My very first prom date (which isn’t too bad a statistic since I’m only going to two total) and my first official “date”, even if he is just a friend. I’m going dress shopping today for a little while in town after my optometrist appointment.
Dad’s going to pay for my dress, so I’ve just got to pick one out. I’m going to pick up some shoes for the Kingsmen Ball Friday night, too. I haven’t actually decided about going, but I’m leaning toward a yes since Kristen and Sarah and a bunch of my friends are going to be there. I don’t know if I should bring somebody or not… Jim, do you have an escort or are you just going with Sarah? Well, toodles ya’ll! Love ya!